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What’s something you couldn’t get into, but feel like you should? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/sciencefiction@lemmy.world

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What’s something that you feel like you should like,, but for some reason can’t get into, no matter how many chances you give it?

For me, it’s The Three Body Problem. It should be right up my alley from everything I’ve heard about it (especially the second book, which looks at the Fermi Paradox and the Great Filter!), but for the life of me, I can’t get past the first chapter at all. I even tried reading it in another language to see if it was the translation that kept me from getting into it, and nope.

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[–] Bebo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Red Rising. I tried to like it. Couldn't get through more than 20%. Seemed very YA and characters seemed very flat.

[–] Eq0@literature.cafe 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don’t feel like it’s worth getting into, the writing is just too poor… but that’s my opinion. I finished it, just because it was so Ashley I was hoping it would get better. I did not try out the second one.

[–] Bebo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I agree with you on this. According to me the writing and character work is subpar and so I have stayed away from other works by the author. But this series is very popular and I don't get why that is the case.